Today I was all set to do a review of Cute & Easy Crochet with Flowers.
But it will have to wait until tomorrow.
I lost my mojo this afternoon. Something about the dreary greying
of the skies, the chill-to-the-bone wet weather, combined with the early
darkness of evening...around dinnertime I suddenly felt like a deflated
balloon. And I’m talking about the balloon that is all lovely and buoyant when
all of a sudden it’s let go and the air comes fizzing out of it, then blah.
Blah.
Never mind. I’m sure all will be well tomorrow. Just a bit
ho-hum now. So I’m going to take solace in some crafting.
I’m nearly done with the bright and happy floral placemat
from Crochet with Flowers. The mat
whipped up so quickly, mainly because I’m using the T-shirt yarn and a 9mm hook.
It took one evening while watching a film. A set of four could be a quick gift
for someone...
I haven’t blocked the mat or sewn on the flowers yet. The blossoms
are so dinky and cute; the pattern calls for 16 of them, which won’t take long
at all. I’ve adapted the flower, though, because the yarn I was using was
leaving a big hole in the centre of the flower.
This is your typical chain and join with a slip stitch, but
then the pattern calls for 14 double crochets into the circle – this large
number can stretch certain yarns. I’m using remnants of cotton yarn I used for
another project, and I wasn’t about to buy a new ball of yarn for these little
flowers. So I changed the chain circle to a magic ring, with much better
results.
So I’m off to crochet more flowers. Time for a big hot
chocolate, my cropped poncho I made
a few months ago to keep my shoulders warm, and the Great British Bake Off – things
are looking up already!
Chrissie x
P.S. Quick tip: When you’re just too tired to finish the cookie-cutter sugar cookies
for kids’ lunchboxes, the gourmet writing pens really come in handy...
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